Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
One of Canon’s latest round of PowerShot models with the current DIGIC 4 processor, the 12.1 megapixel PowerShot SX200 IS is built around a 1/2.3 inch CCD imager and a 12x, 28-336mm optical zoom. DIGIC 4 affords the new PowerShot several key features common to Canon’s latest models, including an advanced face detection system that tracks faces as quickly and cleanly as anything we’ve shot with (and automatically adjusts exposure and white balance besides), 720p video capture, Canon’s highlight/shadow balancing i-Contrast tool, 16 scene presets (including Color Swap and Color Accent modes), and Canon’s newly developed Smart Auto automatic scene recognition mode.
Physically, the SX200 takes Canon’s SX PowerShots in a new direction: love it or hate it, the SX200 is unquestionably a different breed of PowerShot than previous compact ultrazooms from Canon. While we often felt that the SX100 and SX110 were underrated as cameras, on the “compact” part of “compact ultrazoom” it always felt like Canon was only half-heartedly playing along.